Dennis Bangham

I like this topic and hope to kick start it back into the discussion. I found a Dynamic Accumulator Database from USDA.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19S3wsjXU6VPzmbklZLVxKt6DCyZIPjCYw6zRrVg7M4Y/edit?gid=662104531#gid=662104531

I know Alfalfa has a good amount of Nitrogen and Beets have a lot of NPK.
I am thinking of experimenting with a 50 lb bag of alfalfa pellets and a 50 lb bag of shredded beet pulp.  
Soak them in an IBC tote and pour around the base of my fruit trees.

Anyone with experience in using Alfalfa Pellets and Shredded Beet Pulp as an organic NPK supplement for fruit trees?  
I am wondering if putting one of these in a food safe IBC tote add water and let it age.  Does this make sense?

You may be scrapping to close to the skin.  I cut them in half and squeeze the pulp and seeds out and toss the rest.  May use the skins as a insecticide in the future.

Trees from the same root stock are called clones. They will not cross pollinate.  However, trees from the same seeds will cross pollinate since there is some genetic diversity.
Kentucky State University has a Pawpaw section with a lot of guidance on how to grow and prepare Pawpaw.  If you can I recommend getting two and planting them 8 foot apart.
Planting that close to a foundation may cause problems.

Search for fruitbook9 on the net.  It is specific to the southeast.  Easy to grow fruit trees are what I did.
Some trees, like pawpaw do not like transplanting.  Get some good rootstock and learn how to graft.  Get scions of named varieties.

Dr. Redhawk,  Can this potting mix also be used in a sand bed covered with shade cloth and used to grow out cuttings?

Thank you.

One summer I lost a third of my Pawpaw seedlings by waiting too long to put under shade.  However, I live in the southeast and by June it gets very hot here and the long hot days will cause the leaves to scorch.  
I use 30% shade cloth positioned so it only shades from noon to dusk.
When transplanting make sure no to damage the very fine hair like roots.  They are critical for the trees survival.

Popcorn disease
When control is desired, a Bordeaux mixture (originated in France) of 4-4-50 is effective. For a small amount of mixture, the ingredients are: - 3 1/3 tablespoons of copper sulfate - 3 tablespoons of hydrated lime, mixed in one gallon of water.

Fruit drop is common on younger trees.  Can be caused from too young, not enough nutrients or water and I am sure there are other reasons.

I did this for several callery pears at the recommendation of a nurseryman that i bought the scions from.  This was last year and some are now waking up.  I have not dug down to see how much of the roots are growing.